I'm having a little trouble wrapping my head around this one? It almost looks like it was struck off center and then forced into the collar causing the finned area. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Matt

dermestid

It s a stiff collar error. The planchet was inserted slightly off-center on top of a collar frozen in the up position. When the obverse (hammer) die

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, Feb 6, 2014

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It's a stiff collar error. The planchet was inserted slightly off-center on top of a collar frozen in the "up" position. When the obverse (hammer) die descended, it rammed the coin into the collar and forced up the portion of the planchet that extended beyond the striking chamber. Some metal may have been lost in the process. If that's the case, it would be classified as an elliptical strike clip. Weigh it and see.

matt_dinger1793

I finally got across this coin again and did get a chance to weigh it. It weighs 2.4 grams

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, Aug 14 10:46 AM

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I finally got across this coin again and did get a chance to weigh it. It weighs 2.4 grams

dermestid

It s an off-center strike with a stiff collar error. In a message dated 8/14/2014 12:46:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

I finally got across this coin again and did get a chance to weigh it. It
weighs 2.4 grams

dermestid

It might qualify as an elliptical strike clip (a type of stiff collar error), provided that the missing weight is due to a slim crescent of metal being sheared

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, Aug 14 11:54 AM

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It might qualify as an elliptical strike clip (a type of stiff collar
error), provided that the missing weight is due to a slim crescent of metal
being sheared off between the hammer (obverse) die and the unmoving collar that
was frozen in the "up" position.